Forest Bathing Hawai‘i

04/22/2025

Happy ! Somewhat belatedly, we'll be celebrating with a forest bathing walk at this Saturday. (It's our last public walk there.) Reserve your spot today at forestbathinghi.com.

04/21/2025

Nature is so awesome!

Monarchs traveled to a remote part of Mexico, a journey they've made for thousands of years, and wintered there. Now tens of millions of the butterflies are on an epic aerial journey back north.

04/19/2025

🪺 Gift Mom or the important woman in your life a forest bathing walk at Kahaluu Gallery and Gardens. After the walk, she'll get to visit the gallery with works by local artists. Last public Forest Bathing in an Artist's Garden on Saturday, April 26. Just 4 spots left! Bookings welcome at forestbathinghi.com.🌷

04/17/2025

Get ready, Maui! Color Festival Hawaii is back on Saturday, April 26, at the Maui Arts & Cultural Center, and you won’t want to miss this explosion of color, music, and joy!
Brought to you by Imua Family Services, this vibrant festival celebrates inclusion, diversity, and the beauty of human connection. Inspired by India’s Holi Festival, Color Festival Hawaii invites you to throw bright, biodegradable colors into the air, creating a stunning rainbow of unity and happiness. Enjoy an incredible lineup of live music, delicious local food, and an atmosphere filled with pure aloha!
Discover Imua Maui Arts & Cultural Center

04/15/2025

An Earth Song
by Langston Hughes

It's an earth song,—
And I've been waiting long for an earth song.
It's a spring song,—
And I've been waiting long for a spring song.
Strong as the shoots of a new plant
Strong as the bursting of new buds
Strong as the coming of the first child from its mother's womb.
It's an earth song,
A body song,
A spring song,
I have been waiting long for this spring song.

Walk # 481
Mm-mmm mango bread, strawberry guava, pineapple māmaki tea. 😋

04/14/2025

Our last public Forest Bathing in an Artist's Garden on Saturday, April 26. Requests from private parties welcome after that. Book today at forestbathinghi.com.

04/12/2025

"...when you go out into the yard, it's like meditation, just trying to enjoy the walks through the garden and...just having the plants be a part of my emotions and developing an inner peace when I'm out there." 🌳💚🌴
Check out the forest that former forest bathing participant Sheldon Nagata created in his own backyard here in Honolulu. Video and story in the April edition of Honolulu Magazine.

Sheldon Nagata transformed his weed-filled Punchbowl property into a green wonderland, finding his passion in the process.

04/11/2025

Bespoke and by request! Starting in May and going forward, our forest bathing bookings will be for private events only, uniquely designed to meet your needs. Whenever your group (friends, family, work teams, or just you) would like a calming, guided experience to reconnect with nature, we look forward to hearing from you at forestbathinghi.com. - https://mailchi.mp/54955c7e1533/privatebookings

04/11/2025

Second the motion.

"We kanu knowing that the plant we tended to with our love and mana will eventually feed our nation."
--Mahi'āina Curriculum

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